The Dude on the Right went to see “Sex and the City,” and was pretty sure the four dudettes next to him, and the dudette that he took to see the movie, would have been putty in his hands with a well-placed “Ohhh,” that or they would have thought he was gay. He does mention during his review that he liked the movie, but still doesn’t understand women’s fascination with ugly hats.
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What’s New? A Podcast of: The World’s Greatest Nephew Needs a Nickname, Some Politics, Some Eddie Murphy, and Some Toilet Talk!
The World’s Greatest Nephew is still in college, so The Dude on the Right might have to send him a few bucks to get a new headset, but even though the audio quality isn’t the greatest, The Dude is happy to be able to do a podcast, through the magic of the internet, with his nephew. The WGN is pretty much tired of politics, but that doesn’t stop The Dude from playing a clip of Father Michael Pfleger, but then they nicely settle into some banter about college, summer, movies, sex, and toilets. What better things are there for an Uncle and his nephew to discuss?
The World’s Greatest Nephew Needs a Nickname, Some Politics, Some Eddie Murphy, and Some Toilet Talk!
By:
The Dude on the Right
Maybe not as audio-ly smooth as when Stu Gotz and I did our podcast last Monday,
but tonight I had a guest podcaster, through the magic that is the internet, and
I might have to send him a few bucks to get a better headset thingy. Yup,
it was the
World’s Greatest Nephew joining me for a podcast, and even though calling
him WGN is cool, I am a little worried about Sam Zell trying to sue me.
I’d call him his old nickname, Squirt, but that doesn’t seem to apply anymore,
what with him being all grown-up and all!
Right out of the box I hit him with
some audio of Father Michael Pfleger doing his worst Hillary Clinton impression,
but then we nicely settle into college talk, summertime talk, movie talk (he
does have taste, liking
"Iron Man" nearly as much as I did), and even he seems confused as to why
Eddie Murphy might be coming back to reprise his role as Axel Foley in a new
"Beverly Hills Cop" movie.
I did forget to ask him his opinion on 16 year olds
having a coed slumber party after prom, but we did get in some nice toilet talk,
and both congratulate Clay Aiken if he indeed will be a daddy.
It was great to
talk to him, and the best part is that the conversation was free. Sure,
there are some audio issues to fix, but I’m blaming it on his being cooler than
me by owning a MacBook "something or other" (which we couldn’t get to work
together), thus his having to borrow a different laptop, to be stuck with me, in
Windows’ land.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!
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Screw TV, except for, of course, “The Bachelorette,” but I’m looking forward to the summer!
By:
The Dude on the Right
Tomorrow night is the season finale of "Lost," "Battlestar Galactica" is slowly
fading away, but it was tonight that I realized my TV viewing season is over, at
least for now, especially since I don’t have "American Idol" to blog about
anymore, and other than, well, "The Bachelorette," which I now find myself
fascinated watching because as much as I love seeing dudettes get uber-emotional
about a dude they have only met for a couple of days, seeing dudes be uber-dorks
in trying to get the hot girl is almost as fun.
But with the TV season done I
realized this summer just might be a time for getting stuff done, just like when
the "Writer’s Strike," well, struck, and suddenly I found myself productive.
I have DVD’s to review, I am doing my best to get back into the concert
reviewing scene, and damn it, I will finally finish our "Stu & The Dude Reviewin’
the Movies for You!" episode of "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of umm, a
street, somewhere, in London, with a meat pie shop, whatever the hell that is,"
even if that movie did come out, like, last year. Maybe Stu and I will
even do another animated review, and I just had a brain infusion of what it
might be, and oh my God, it might actually have to be about a, well, something
both of us are familiar with, and if he doesn’t remember, for some messed up
reason I remember him and Mama Gotz eating sushi from Dominicks (a grocery chain
here in Chicago), which would bring up another topic about sushi but I’m not
going there, yet, this summer, although I might actually try sushi, this summer.
Oh man, this summer is looking to be confusing, this summer is looking to be
fun, and if luck has it, I’ll get to see Neil Diamond again!
Screw TV, except
for, of course, "The Bachelorette," but I’m looking forward to the summer!
That’s it for this one!
I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!
What’s New? A Podcast of: Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! The Dude sees “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” and Fireworks, Stu Wonders if He Can Get “Wii Fit.”
Thanks to the internet, Stu and The Dude were able to record their
"Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast via Skype, and although not the most exciting of
Memorial Day weekends, some things for them were the same, and some things for
them were different. Duh.
Stu is nursing a cold, which kept him keeping up with his Netflix queue, namely
watching "Wild Hogs" and "Cougar Club," while The Dude on the Right ventured
into Chicago to see
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," fireworks, and have a
nice dinner. Stu couldn’t go backyard camping with his kids, and The Dude
needed to buy a new filter for his kids. And Stu probably didn’t use his
Wii Fit, while The Dude doesn’t own a Wii.
Now that they know the Skype thing works, there really isn’t an excuse for Stu
and The Dude to not ever do a podcast again.
Stu & The Dude’s Weekend Wrap-Up! Skype Works, Stu’s Sick, A Cougar Movie, and an Indy Movie.
By:
The Dude on the Right
Stu and I couldn’t meet up together for our
"Weekend Wrap-Up!" podcast, but through the magic of Skype it’s almost like
he was sitting next to me, if sitting next to me means an ever so slight delay
in our conversation and occasionally losing his voice for a second or two.
Actually, our internet experiment worked, complete with sound effects, so I know
that guest podcasters is an option for the future. But this a podcast
about our respective weekends, so here’s the basic rundown of what we chat
about…
Stu’s sick (so it’s also a good thing we didn’t meet up) and hanging
with the little Gotz’s as Mama Gotz is working. He had plans for some
backyard camping, but being under the weather it turned into a Netflix weekend
for him with his seeing two movies at the opposite end of the spectrum, namely
"Wild Hogs" (good for the family), and "Cougar Club," (not for the family, or
anyone for that matter) with a list of recognizable actors and actresses,
including Faye Dunaway. And even though he wrote a review of his new "Wii
Fit," I’m guessing he didn’t use it much this weekend, his being sick and all.
As for me, I regale Stu with tales of seeing "Indiana
Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" and fireworks, having a nice
dinner, needing to buy a new filter for my fish tank, and why I had
"Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" in my Netflix queue.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!
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What’s New? The Dude sees “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” and Fireworks, Stu Wonders if He Can Get “Wii Fit.”
The
Dude on the Right saw
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" with someone who
doesn’t really like bugs, which, because The Dude is weird, actually made the
movie experience bring a bigger smile to his face, but in the end
it’s all about the review, and The Dude does what he does. Stu Gotz,
though, is back doing some typographical reviewing, maybe because his kids might
be a little too young to see the "Crystal Skull" movie, but that doesn’t mean
his family, or at least just him, can’t
get in shape thanks to the Nintendo "Wii Fit." Hopefully Mama
Gotz won’t let Stu shove the thing under the couch to collect dust bunnies.
The Dude saw movies and fireworks, Stu is probably trying to figure out
how to dry a sweater on a "Wii Fit." Such are different weekends.
“Wii Fit” Probably Won’t Help Me Lose Weight, but Thank God for those McDonald’s Trans-Fat-Free Fries!
By:
Stu
Gotz
I always knew the Wii had exercise potential…
Well over a year ago, when I woke up at 4:30am to be in line by 5am to try a
purchase one of a promised 12 available Wii units at my local Target, I never
thought the Wii could be anything more than the next generation, cool, video
game console. That notion quickly changed the day I brought the console home and
became out of breath after loosing 3 rounds of boxing to my 5 year old. I joked
to the wife that day that Wii Boxing was a great workout, and I should start a
regimen. Did I? No, and I’m still a lard-butt over a year later, but all
that’s gonna change!!!
Reading the Sunday sale’s ads in bed on a Saturday
night…
While checking out the weekend sales ads I stumbled across the newest, must
have, Wii accessory – Yup, there it was, the new Wii Fit, along with the
optional Wii Fit Yoga Mat, available exclusively at Target, and they were going
to be available on Wednesday. Perhaps now I could realize my fitness goals by
playing Wii games? Figuring that there would be a rush to get the new Wii Fit, I
planned my workweek to get me close to a retail outlet when the doors opened.
Would my Wii Fit dreams be dashed???
Wednesday came and I was running late. My Target store opened at 8am, and I
was pulling into the parking lot at 8:12am. That’s ok… In a worst case there was
a Best Buy across the parking lot, and they opened at 10am. I was feeling good
about my potential of getting a Wii Fit as I strolled past the automatically
opening doors of my Target, and I was faced by no less that 8 people checking
out with Wii Fits. As I walked the aisle to the game area I was passed by 3 more
people with Wii Fits tucked into their shopping carts. Then I saw the end cap…
There were only 4 left! I rushed to grab one and felt a sense of accomplishment
as I checked out with my new Wii Fit complete with Wii Fit Yoga Mat.
The Wii Fit family unpacking event…
After dinner I assembled the family together to unveil our new "game" to
them. At first the kids didn’t seem too excited about the whole thing until
their mom informed them that we could get a snow boarding game to play with the
Wii Fit, and suddenly they were onboard, so to speak. Setting up the Wii Fit is
simple, strait-forward, but does take a bit of time. One aspect of the set-up is
that the Wii Fit assigns you a "Wii Fit Age" based upon your height, weight,
age, and balance test. I faired better than the wife as I was assigned a "Wii
Fit Age" of 45 and she was assigned an age of 49. We’re both 40. The Wii also
took the customized Wii characters the wife and I had created, and in my case
porked "me" out while slimming up Mama Gotz.
What’s this thing gonna do???
The Wii Fit is set up to be a fitness partner in 4 training areas: Yoga,
Balance, Strength, and Aerobics. The family and I spent several hours
familiarizing ourselves with all the areas, and the first thing we have come to
find out is that we all lack balance, at least according to the Wii Fit.
Mama Gotz was the first to advance in the Balance Games and open the first bonus
game, "Tightrope," although now she seems to be stuck there, because, like many
other Wii games, the Wii Fit is set up to train the user and reward them upon
mastery of a particular skill.
Bottom line, is this thing really gonna work???
Yes and no. The Wii Fit definitely has the potential to add an additional
element to an exercise regimen, but if you don’t have a regimen already then I
really don’t see this thing being a motivational source for someone to start
one. Actually, I take that back, you’ll start one, but see my final paragraph,
"The real bottom line…," below. That being said, though, if the Wii Fit is
shared by people with a friendly sense of fun and competition, you might just
get motivated, but it just won’t be as much about reaching a fitness goal,
rather one of who can take 1st place in an area, or who can go on to
the next level, therefore opening a new game or exercise.
The real bottom line…
Go look in the mirror – Are you either fat or just in need of some muscle
toning? Now go look around the house – Do you have unused exercise equipment
(drying your sweater on the treadmill does not constitute use)? Now search your
mind – You can’t remember the last time you hit the gym or went for a jog,
correct? If you answered, "Yes" to 2 or more of the previous 3 questions, then I
have a feeling your new Wii Fit will be destined to collect dust bunnies under
your sofa. Prove me wrong!!!
I’m Stu Gotz! ‘nuff said!
What’s New? A Podcast of: The Best Singer on the “American Idol” Finale Didn’t Win, and Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
The Dude on the Right is still flustered about yesterday’s “American Idol” finale during this podcast, and it’s not because David Cook beat David Archuleta. Nope, the The Dude is flustered at wasting 2 hours and 5 minutes watching a 2 hour and 2 minute commercial for Fox related programming, or singers we don’t care about. Luckily Ryan Seacrest was able to announce the winner before the TiVo programming ran out, but more luckily was that Renaldo Lapuz was given the chance to regale us all with his version of “We’re Brothers Forever,” or “I Am Your Brother,” or who cares, he was great. Other than “Lost,” the Spring TV season is now over. Hooray?
The Best Singer on the “American Idol” Finale Didn’t Win, and Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
By:
The Dude on the Right
So, yes, I wasted two hours and five minutes of my life watching an over-bloated
finale of "American Idol," and even though I recapped it yesterday
in my blog,
for this podcast I’ve got some audio! Yup, product placement was all
over the place, the Idol people had two hours to tell us who was this year’s
"American Idol," but if Ryan Seacrest had held the suspense about 30 more
seconds, well, millions of TiVo viewers would have been (or at least me),
cursing hell and high-water because the TiVo broadcast would have ended with
"This year’s ‘American Idol’ is David…. bing ‘(Would you like to
delete this recording?)’". At least, thank God, they gave us the return of
Renaldo Lapuz, singing "We’re Brothers Forever," or "I Am Your Brother," or I
don’t care, because he was great, especially with the USC Marching Band, and I
can’t help but sing along! David Archuleta fans, I am so sorry, but David
Cook fans, well, one last "Hooray!!!!"
It is, though, the upcoming Memorial
Day Weekend, I almost came close to cancelling my cable TV service, and
hopefully the only TV show I’ll get sucked into this summer will be "The
Bachelorette!"
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!
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